UK provider of commercial PayGo solar systems, Azuri Technology, has announced that it plans to partner with Oasis African Resources to provide 100,000 off-grid homes in Ghana with pay-as-you-go solar power over the next 2 years.

According to statistics from the General Department of Energy (MOIT), currently, the power consumption for lighting accounts for 35% of total power consumption of the country. Meanwhile, this indicator in other countries only accounts for about 15-17%.

The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) - German Federal Enterprise for International Cooperation and the Electricity Construction & Consultancy JSC No.3 are conducting surveys to assess the feasibility for the project on renewable energy in Hau Giang.

On April 19, 2015, in Hanoi, there was a walking parade and a photo exhibition to respond to the “Passage of Green Energy” organized by Journal of Economics and Forecasting (Ministry of Planning and Investment). The event involved thousands of officers and employees from agencies, organizations, businesses and the youth, the students in the locality to participate.

In 2014, the Governments of Vietnam and the United States signed cooperation agreement on the use of nuclear energy for peaceful purposes (Agreement 123). Thereby, it creates the legal framework for the relevant bodies of the two sides to carry out specific cooperation, including cooperation on personnel training and development of human resources in the field of atomic energy.

On April 18, Dong Nai Power Company Ltd. held a review meeting on saving electricity in 2014 and action plan for 2015 with the participation of representatives from the departments and mass organizations in the Province and about 200 delegates of power supply units from the districts, Long Khanh Town and Bien Hoa city.

To implement the energy efficiency program, Binh Thuan Industrial Promotion Extension Centre in collaboration with Red Sun Energy JSC recommended the advantages of LED TUBE lighting products, while offering the co-investment program to Hai Nam Company Limited.

East Midlands-based social housing provider emh homes is celebrating winning £5000 for its project which aims to help residents save energy and cut carbon waste from their homes.

The German Energy Agency-dena has launched the new project: “Check-in Energy Efficiency: A dena Pilot Project for Energy Optimisation in Hotels & Accommodation”

Japanese electronics maker Nichia has developed laser technology that could make LCD televisions 25% more energy efficient than LED-based TVs, sources told The Nikkei on Tuesday.

The Scottish Government is to launch a new scheme to tackle fuel poverty in the country.The £224 million initiative will help householders by installing technologies such as insulation and heating.

Guinness, the Irish stout, is famously dark with a creamy head. It is also increasingly green. A newly-opened Guinness brewhouse has been awarded LEED Platinum certification. Brewhouse No. 4 at St. James’s Gate in Ireland was also awarded BREEAM Outstanding certification last year.

Much of the discussion around energy efficiency tends to center on replacing inefficient devices with newer, more efficient components.

The US has funded $1.5 million (£1m) to tackle air pollution in the city of Oregon. The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) will use the funding to remove air pollution from diesel-fuelled activities around its Port in Portland.

Dubai Investments (DI), a leading investment company, is showcasing a wide-ranging portfolio of energy-efficient products and solutions at the ongoing Water, Energy, Technology and Environment Exhibition (Wetex) in Dubai, UAE.

A UK energy and water consultancy has bought an energy software firm. Utilitywise announced today it has bought t-mac Technologies Ltd in a bid to expand the services it offers to customer needs.

Since 2008, the Japanese Space Agency (JAXA) has been working hard to develop technologies to transmit electricity wirelessly.

On April 20, 2015 in Ho Chi Minh city, the Ministry of Construction, the Embassy of Denmark and Ho Chi Minh city Energy Conservation Center (ECC HCMC) jointly organized a training of trainers (briefly called TOT) on applying the National Technical Regulations QCVN 09: 2013 / BXD – in construction with efficient use of energy.

A new method could improve energy storage of everything from portable electronics to electric microgrids. Scientists have developed a new X-ray imaging technique to visualize and study the reactions in lithium-ion rechargeable batteries.

Valmet has launched a new and patented calendering technology to the market. The new aqua cooling technology improves the calendering results compared to usual paper production conditions.